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Hitman: Forty Years Making Music, Topping The Charts, And Winning Grammys (2008)

by David Foster(Favorite Author)

3.61 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

1439103062 (ISBN13: 9781439103067)

languge

English

genre

Memoir & Autobiography

publisher

Gallery Books

review 1: I bought this in audio book format to take advantage of an Audible.com 3 for 2 deal. The title was simply "Hitman" and with a 4+ rating, I thought "why not". I was more than disappointed when I learned that this was in fact, as the title here in GoodReads states, that it was actually about the life of a record producer. I was determined to get my money's worth and so I soldiered on. I was pleasantly surprised to find it quite enjoyable. Despite his several acknowledged shortcomings (divorced 3 times, children with 4 different women, always putting work first), he has probably accomplished more than any other producer ever. If you like music, and are interested in some interesting stories about how some of it gets made, this is for you...
review 2: this was an i... morenteresting look into the music industry and one man's journey. it was funny to see how foster made it through the ranks and how stars were so accessible "back in the day" - unlike today, with the armys of security etc. foster can write songs, but he's no author, and the book was fairly self-indulgent ( as memoirs are wont to be), but i still found it interesting. his success has come at a price. he's on his 4th wife and keeps mentioning his failures as a father, but he has certainly made a stunning contribution to the music and film industry. his "winter games" ( from the symphony sessions) is a favorite of mine. it's one i love to put on and crank up and get swept away with. i also really like josh groban, who foster basically discovered and catapulted to stardom...oh ...and his youngest sister gave birth to clay akin's baby!!!! what a hoot! less

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